Effective October 29, 2021 in accordance with new guidance from the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, all guests, students, staff, residents, and faculty are required to wear masks in all public indoor spaces on campus if the county is still in high or substantial levels of transmission. This guidance includes people who are vaccinated. Please review our updated COVID safety guidelines.
Led by a rotating roster of local teachers and Teachers in Residence, Open Classes are available to all guests during their stay at Esalen.
7:00 – 7:45 pm
Orientation
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
2:15 – 3:15 pm
Expand
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
2:15 – 3:15 pm
Expand
7:30 pm
Wed Evening Program
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
2:15 – 3:15 pm
Expand
7:00 – 7:45 pm
Orientation
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
2:15 – 3:15 pm
Expand
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
No classes on Monday
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
No classes on Sunday
4 – 5:00 pm
Restore
4 – 5:00 pm
Restore
4 – 5:00 pm
Restore
4 – 5:00 pm
Restore
4 – 5:00 pm
Restore
7:00 – 7:45 pm
Orientation
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
7:30 pm
Wed Evening Program
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
7:00 – 7:45 pm
Orientation
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
No classes today
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Expand
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Expand
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Restore
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Expand
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Expand
No classes today
7:00 – 7:45 pm
Orientation
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
7:30 pm
Wednesday Evening Program
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
7:00 – 7:45 pm
Orientation
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
7:30 – 8:30 am
T, W, Th, Sa, Su
Soak in the bright energy of the morning during an invigorating, movement program. Class styles will vary with each teacher, so come prepared to move your body in a new and heart-opening experience.
All levels are welcome.
2:15 – 3:15 pm
T, W, Th, Sa
Each month, a new Teacher in Residence calls Esalen home, living among and and sharing their wisdom with us. The content of their classes depends on the teacher, and ranges from visioning to meditation, sound healing to forest bathing, creative expression to writing, and more.
Bring your journal, pen, and open mind.
No classes on Monday
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
Lawn Tent
4 – 5:00 pm
Restore
Lawn Tent
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
Lawn Tent
4 – 5:00 pm
Restore
Lawn Tent
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
Lawn Tent
4 – 5:00 pm
Restore
Lawn Tent
4 – 5:00 pm
Restore
Lawn Tent
7:30 – 8:30 am
Enliven
Lawn Tent
4 – 5:00 pm
Restore
Lawn Tent
No classes on Monday
A trained herbalist with deep indigenous roots, Xochiti (So-chil) Ashe was initiated at the age of sixteen in her Peruvian healing traditions and has been a conduit for sacred medicines and herbs for twenty years. She works with transformational cacao and mushroom ceremonies in Mexico, especially attending to generational trauma.
xochitlashe.com
JJ Jeffries has been offering his Sensory Awareness Chakra Meditation and Dance Awake movement classes for almost two decades at Esalen. His programmatic process is called Pathways to Joy: Body Centered Connection and Inquiry. He is a devotee of play and laughter, and welcomes your company.
Jovinna Chan, E-RYT 500, YACEP, co-founded Shakti Initiation Yoga Leadership School and A Wild Life Sanctuary™. She served as the assistant dean and 200- and 500-hour teacher trainer for the Kripalu School of Yoga and is a certified Soul Motion™ and LetYourYogaDance Teacher. Jovinna is a co-founder of Pranotthan School of Yoga and leads transformational programs around the world.
jovinna.com